The Foster Boy
2011 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 1,519 VOTES · DIR. Markus Imboden
Overview
Switzerland, 1955. The young orphan Max is sent as a foster child and contracted to work for the Bösiger family who lives on a farm. His foster parents treat him like a workhorse while their son seizes every opportunity to humiliate him. Playing the accordion is the one thing that is entirely his. But when the new teacher stands up for Max, it only makes a bad situation much worse. The only thing preserving his will to survive is his friendship with Berteli, who was also taken on to work at the farm. Max dreams of Argentina with her: a fantasy world, where allegedly even hayforks are made of silver.
Dialogue Timeline — 994 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:47 THE FOSTER BOY
00:06:55 - Goodbye. - Goodbye.
00:09:58 the horse from the Trunigers.
00:13:32 Everything goes haywire
00:17:53 Wait here. I'll be right back.
00:21:50 No one will be ridiculed in this class.
00:24:58 Twelve?
00:29:02 The ligaments are okay.
00:35:04 Bosiger is a swine.
00:40:21 I've told you a few times already
00:43:35 - That's an accordion. - Sounds like one.
00:46:14 - Thank you. - That was lovely.
00:53:56 Afterward, I mean.
01:00:21 You see, Berteli
01:03:29 Why then?
01:07:19 What happened to the boy who was there
01:09:57 - needs looking into. - You may be right.
01:12:44 Let Kobi show what he can do.
01:16:58 It's nothing but empty talk.
01:19:22 Don't ignore that gill's troubles.
01:22:35 with you, Berteli?
01:28:36 What a mess!
01:33:08 You killed Berteli. I saw
01:36:38 Utter nonsense.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed994
Dialogue density9.7 lines / min
First line00:01:47
Final line01:36:38
Production Record
DirectorMarkus Imboden
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes1,519